Celebrating 4 yrs of marriage

On June 25, 2009 Jaron and I celebrated our four years of marriage. Every year we do something fun to remember. Year one, I was sick and pregnant, so just getting out and going out to dinner was exciting for us. Year two, we went to Half Moon Bay, spent the day on the beach, stayed at a hotel, shopped, ate out and spent day #2 in San Francisco doing all of the touristy stuff. What a blast! Year three, I was pregnant for the second time around. But we did go to Darien Lake and had a lot of fun. I waited in line with Lily while Jaron enjoyed all of the roller coasters. And I enjoyed Jaron experiencing Darien Lake for the first time. I liked him experiencing a childhood memory of mine. So for year four, we went camping! We really enjoyed this camping trip. It was Connors first time camping, he did really well. The only thing we would of changed was the rain! It rained most of the time, but it actually was really nice to just hang out in the tent. How many times in your life do you have the chance to play all day and night with your family in a tent?! We hiked the gorge and enjoyed yummy food! We all came home exhausted and wet, hopefully when we go camping next month, we will have dryer weather!

Flying

Lily loves to fly! She loves listening to the planes as they fly over our home. So when we were offered to take a plane ride with some friends that own a plane, we said, of course! We went up on June 14, on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Jaron was able to fly the airplane, he said it was a little scary. We flew from Seneca Falls, NY to Hornell, NY. Jaron and I both got a little nauseated on the way over. It was so beautiful seeing the lakes and realizing how much farm land we live near. The one picture is of our town homes, and the other picture is of our Chapel that we go to/Peter Whitmer Farm. It was definitely something to remember. At the end of the day Jaron and I decided that we would rather own a boat someday! Less expensive.

Taughannock State Park

We are lucky to live close to many beautiful state parks. We try to get out and enjoy them as much as possible. I surprised Jaron one Friday by packing a picnic so we could go hike at Taughannock. It was a really enjoyable day. Lily loved walking in the water. We just went up there again on Memorial Day. My family met us and we had a BBQ. It was a very enjoyable day. Beautiful weather!

I Love To See the Temple...

Lily has been talking about the Temple lately. We have a picture of the Palmyra, NY Temple in our kitchen. Lily points at it and says, "that's where you got married." Then she says, "I want to go!" So this past Sunday Lily asked to go again, so we decided that we would take a drive Sunday afternoon. It was such a beautiful day! The temple is so beautiful. It was special for Jaron and I because that is where we were sealed for time and all eternity four years ago next month. We enjoyed taking pictures of our kids. We are so grateful that we live only 25 minutes from a temple!

Cousin Fun

These are some of my favorite pictures that Jaron and I took our last night in Portland, OR. Lily and Connor loved Kyler. I thought Lily and Kyler looked like twins, what do you think? I had such a hard time keeping Connor's and Kyler's names straight! No wonder my mom always mixes them up!

Go-Carting Fun

When we visited my sister Rebecca and her family, we were able to have a family night enjoying their new go-cart. It was fun! Lily was a little scared, but it was a neat experience for her. Jaron and I had a lot of fun since we usually are unable to do something like that. Most of all Jaron had fun driving around with our brother in law Kevin. Now that we are home, I love to hear Lily say, "I want to do again Mommy."